Callers lead Kingston police to man running with cash register

KINGSTON, N.Y. -- A 30-year-old Ulster Park man is facing felony charges after two callers reported him running off with a cash register following a break-in at a Broadway store, Kingston police said.

Kevin Eide Jr., of 12 Ulster Ave., Ulster Park, who police described as a recent parolee, was arrested by city police at 2:15 a.m. Sunday and was charged with burglary and criminal mischief, both felonies; and resisting arrest, a misdemeanor.

Police said they responded to a "glass break" alarm activation at Broadway Head to Toe Apparel at 344 Broadway.

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While officers responded, two residents called police, reporting that a man had run past them carrying a cash register, police said.

The witnesses kept police informed about the direction the suspect was headed until officers took him into custody, police said.

Police said Eide used a brick to smash the front window of the store and removed the cash register, which held an undisclosed amount of cash.

They said he then ran off past the eyewitnesses and into a heavily wooded area.